NXR News and Press, Nuveen Select Tax Free Income Portfolio III From 12/23/20

12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 13 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as markets take a breather. MLPs lead while real estate lags. EHT unexpectedly boosts its distribution as it enters its final year. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fu...

A dearth of municipal issuance drove strong performance in November. Typical year-end outflows due to tax loss selling have yet to emerge. We expect firm demand to outpace modest issuance through year end. For further details see: Munis Make Up For A Rough Ride

With the odds against the Democrats winning both Senate seats in the Georgia runoff, the Biden administration will likely have to work with a Republican Senate majority to navigate various tax policy issues in the coming year. Infrastructure seems to be the one topic that a potentiall...

Many of the policies that a president will ultimately decide can be impactful. For example, tax policy, which could impact a state or local government's ability to raise their own taxes and impact demographics. But another impact is that it can also increase the attractiveness of munis as...

Seven conservative mutual funds and one exchange-traded fund are evaluated for defensive performance. The shortlist of funds is TMSRX, HSTRX, GAVIX, ADVNX, AEDNX, COTZX, FIXD, and SUBFX. These funds were selected from my last article on Seeking Alpha and shortlisted based on Port...

The media has been rife with headlines foretelling revenue shortfalls and a cash crisis for battered state budgets. We look under the hood to better assess the status of the headline-grabbing states with the largest debt burdens. Bond investors are right to be concerned. For...

Rising interest rates pressured bond prices in October. Record-high monthly issuance was well absorbed amid strong demand. We expect a favorable supply-demand backdrop through year end. For further details see: Munis Overcome A Glut Of Issuance

The White House is still not decided. This was "prime time" for the blue wave conversations entering the bond market. Municipal bonds aren't hurt as much as they are not helped. A second stimulus bill that would include additional aid for state and local governments will be ha...

In years with presidential elections, we take a deeper dive into how the national election could impact state and local governments. Political risk is also an important component of our analysis, as the political party makeup of the executive and legislative branches can have a large ...

Lipper categories with low risk and moderate to high yields are listed. Top-ranked funds within the categories are listed. Over a thousand funds are ranked using Mutual Fund Observer Screens based on risk, risk-adjusted returns, quality, momentum and yield. Top-ranked funds f...